League: | NHL |
Season: | 2022–23 |
Year: | 2022 |
Team: | Vegas Golden Knights |
Division: | Pacific |
Divisionrank: | 1st |
Conference: | Western |
Conferencerank: | 1st |
Record: | 51–22–9 |
Homerecord: | 25–15–1 |
Roadrecord: | 26–7–8 |
Goalsfor: | 272 |
Goalsagainst: | 229 |
Generalmanager: | Kelly McCrimmon |
Coach: | Bruce Cassidy |
Captain: | Mark Stone |
Altcaptain: | Alex Pietrangelo Reilly Smith |
Arena: | T-Mobile Arena |
Attendance: | 18,024[1] |
Minorleague: | Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) Savannah Ghost Pirates (ECHL) |
Goalsleader: | Jonathan Marchessault (28) |
Assistsleader: | Chandler Stephenson (49) |
Pointsleader: | Jack Eichel (66) |
Plusminusleader: | Alec Martinez (+30) |
Pimleader: | Keegan Kolesar (68) |
Winsleader: | Logan Thompson (21) |
Gaaleader: | Laurent Brossoit (2.17) |
Divisionwin: | yes |
Conferencewin: | yes |
Stanleycup: | yes |
The 2022–23 Vegas Golden Knights season was the sixth season for the National Hockey League franchise that started playing in the 2017–18 season.
On March 30, 2023, the Golden Knights clinched a playoff berth after the Nashville Predators lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins, returning to the playoffs after missing the previous postseason.[2] The Golden Knights then clinched their third Pacific Division championship, as well as the first seed in the Western Conference, with a victory over the Seattle Kraken on April 13, 2023.[3]
For the fourth time in their six-year history, the Golden Knights advanced to the Western Conference Finals, where they defeated the Dallas Stars in six games to advance to the Stanley Cup Finals for the second time in team history.[4] The Golden Knights defeated the Florida Panthers in five games to win their first Stanley Cup.[5]
The 2022 preseason schedule was published on July 6, 2022.[6]
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1 | September 25 | Vegas | 1–3 | 14,137 | 0–1–0 | [7] | ||||
2 | September 26 | 2–1 | Vegas | OT | 17,026 | 0–1–1 | [8] | |||
3 | September 28 | Colorado | 1–7 | Vegas | 17,169 | 1–1–1 | [9] | |||
4 | September 30 | 7–3 | Vegas | Hill | 17,446 | 1–2–1 | [10] | |||
5 | October 4 | 3–4 | Vegas | Hill | 17,127 | 2–2–1 | [11] | |||
6 | October 6 | Vegas | 6–4 | Thompson | 9,869 | 3–2–1 | [12] | |||
7 | October 8 | Arizona | 1–5 | Vegas | Thompson | 5,240 | 4–2–1 | [13] |
The regular season schedule was published on July 6, 2022.[14]
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Legend: |
Updated to games played June 13, 2023
67 | 27 | 39 | 66 | +26 | 6 | ||
81 | 16 | 49 | 65 | +12 | 26 | ||
76 | 28 | 29 | 57 | +2 | 21 | ||
78 | 26 | 30 | 56 | +11 | 16 | ||
73 | 11 | 43 | 54 | +13 | 16 | ||
82 | 14 | 39 | 53 | +14 | 10 | ||
55 | 8 | 33 | 41 | +16 | 18 | ||
43 | 17 | 21 | 38 | +11 | 10 | ||
82 | 14 | 22 | 36 | 30 | |||
65 | 14 | 16 | 30 | +10 | 24 | ||
67 | 16 | 11 | 27 | +2 | 12 | ||
56 | 16 | 9 | 25 | +15 | 30 | ||
55 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 15 | |||
74 | 8 | 10 | 18 | +6 | 68 | ||
81 | 3 | 14 | 17 | +7 | 51 | ||
82 | 1 | 16 | 17 | +17 | 51 | ||
† | 23 | 6 | 10 | 16 | +11 | 6 | |
77 | 3 | 11 | 14 | +30 | 29 | ||
54 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +5 | 55 | ||
59 | 5 | 7 | 12 | +10 | 41 | ||
18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | +5 | 6 | ||
31 | 3 | 5 | 8 | +1 | 6 | ||
14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |||
† | 18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | ||
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 8 | ||
13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
‡ | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
22 | 6 | 20 | 26 | +14 | 14 | ||
22 | 13 | 12 | 25 | +17 | 14 | ||
22 | 11 | 13 | 24 | +5 | 8 | ||
22 | 10 | 10 | 20 | +3 | 30 | ||
22 | 7 | 11 | 18 | +14 | 18 | ||
22 | 11 | 6 | 17 | +11 | 2 | ||
22 | 4 | 10 | 14 | +9 | 14 | ||
21 | 1 | 12 | 13 | +8 | 10 | ||
22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | +2 | 20 | ||
22 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +4 | 31 | ||
16 | 5 | 5 | 10 | +8 | 4 | ||
21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +9 | 29 | ||
22 | 2 | 6 | 8 | +14 | 21 | ||
22 | 2 | 5 | 7 | +13 | 4 | ||
22 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +12 | 37 | ||
18 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | 26 | ||
22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | +1 | 50 | ||
21 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +7 | 10 | ||
6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 0 | ||
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | ||
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
37 | 36 | 2,171:22 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 96 | 2.65 | 1,132 | .915 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
27 | 25 | 1,490:54 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 62 | 2.50 | 729 | .916 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
11 | 10 | 636:02 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 2.17 | 317 | .927 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
† | 10 | 9 | 536:22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 3.13 | 282 | .901 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
2 | 2 | 120:00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2.50 | 70 | .929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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16 | 14 | 913:20 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 2.17 | 488 | .932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
8 | 8 | 433:22 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 3.18 | 216 | .894 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Golden Knights. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only.
‡Denotes player was traded or waived mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Golden Knights only.
Bold denotes new franchise record.
See also: 2022–23 NHL transactions. The Golden Knights have been involved in the following transactions during the 2022–23 season.
Date | Details | Ref | ||
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To Toronto Maple Leafs NYR 3rd-round pick in 2022 CHI 5th-round pick in 2022 | To Vegas Golden Knights WPG 3rd-round pick in 2022 | [123] | ||
To Montreal Canadiens 4th-round pick in 2023 | To Vegas Golden Knights TBL 4th-round pick in 2022 | |||
To Carolina Hurricanes Max Pacioretty Dylan Coghlan | To Vegas Golden Knights Future considerations | [124] | ||
To San Jose Sharks 4th-round pick in 2024 | To Vegas Golden Knights Adin Hill | [125] | ||
November 30, 2022 | To Carolina Hurricanes Zack Hayes | To Vegas Golden Knights Future considerations | [126] | |
February 22, 2023 | To Arizona Coyotes Shea Weber 5th-round pick in 2023 | To Vegas Golden Knights Dysin Mayo | [127] | |
February 26, 2023 | To St. Louis Blues Zach Dean | To Vegas Golden Knights Ivan Barbashev | [128] | |
March 1, 2023 | To Pittsburgh Penguins Peter DiLiberatore 3rd-round pick in 2024 | To Vegas Golden Knights Teddy Blueger | [129] | |
March 2, 2023 | To Columbus Blue Jackets Michael Hutchinson 7th-round pick in 2025 | To Vegas Golden Knights Jonathan Quick | [130] |
Date | Player | Former team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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2-year | Free agency | |||||
1-year | ||||||
2-year | ||||||
Kunlun Red Star (KHL) | 1-year | [131] | ||||
Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) | ||||||
[132] | ||||||
Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | 3-year | [133] | ||||
Red Deer Rebels (WHL) | 3-year | [134] | ||||
Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season. |
Date | Player | New team | Term | Via | Ref | |
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Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | 1-year | Free agency | [135] | |||
Henderson Silver Knights (AHL) | ||||||
[136] | ||||||
[137] | ||||||
[138] | ||||||
Toronto Marlies (AHL) | Professional tryout | [139] | ||||
Waivers | [140] | |||||
Geneve-Servette HC (NL) | 1-year | Free agency | [141] | |||
Legend: Contract begins in 2023–24 season. |
Date | Player | Term | Ref | |||
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1-year | ||||||
3-year | ||||||
1-year | [142] | |||||
3-year | [143] | |||||
5-year | [144] | |||||
3-year | [145] | |||||
[146] | ||||||
3-year | [147] | |||||
[148] | ||||||
3-year | [149] | |||||
3-year | [150] | |||||
Legend: Contract is entry-level. Contract begins in 2023–24 season. |
See also: List of Vegas Golden Knights draft picks. Below are the Vegas Golden Knights' selections at the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on July 7 to 8, 2022, at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Round | Player | Pos. | Nationality | Team (League) | ||
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2 | 48 | Matyas Sapovaliv | C | Saginaw Spirit (OHL) | ||
3 | 79 | Jordan Gustafson | C | Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL) | ||
4 | 128 | Cameron Whitehead | G | Lincoln Stars (USHL) | ||
5 | 145 | Patrick Guay | C | Charlottetown Islanders (QMJHL) | ||
6 | 177 | Ben Hemmerling | RW | Everett Silvertips (WHL) | ||
7 | 209 | Abram Wiebe | D | Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) |